IV39781: MISSING OPTIONS WHEN CREATING A SITUATION

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Some timestamp options are missing when trying to create a
situation.

Local fix

Problem summary

Not all expected attributes are available for selection for a
situation formula. Situation formula expressions include the
ability to compare the value of one attribute to the value
assigned to a different attribute. Both of these attributes
must be of the same type (e.g., timestamp attributes can only be
compared with other timestamp attributes), and often belong to
the same attribute group. The attribute being compared can be
selected from a drop-down list activated when the value cell in
the situation formula is double-clicked using the mouse.
The list of available attributes presented in the drop-down list
was incomplete. In particular, attributes from the common
attribute groups that are shared by all ITM applications were
not present in the selection list.

Problem conclusion

A fix was made to the area of the portal where the attribute
selection list is created to ensure that the eligible attributes
found in the common attribute groups were included in the final
list presented to the end-user for selection.
The fix for this APAR is included in the following maintenance
vehicle:
| fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0001 |

Temporary fix

If the fully-qualified name of the attribute to be compared is
known, that identifier can be entered directly into the value
cell associated with the situation formula. Using this approach,
the attribute selection drop-down list would not be used.